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From: ejp@ausmelb.oz.au (Esmond Pitt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Do start conditions work in lex?
Message-ID: <436@ausmelb.oz.au>
Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 21:55:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: ausmelb.436
Posted: Mon Sep 28 21:55:26 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Sep-87 05:38:42 EDT
References: <6@radix> <263@dnlunx.UUCP>
Reply-To: ejp@ausmelb.UUCP (Esmond Pitt)
Organization: Austec International Limited, Melbourne
Lines: 20
Keywords: lex, bugs

In article <6@radix>, jimv@radix (Jim Valerio) writes:
> [...] it looks like lex is not doing the right thing with
> start conditions [...]
> [...]
> Am I missing something obvious here, or is there a bug in lex?
> If it is a bug, can someone suggest a reasonable workaround?

[1000's of people pointed out lex's rule-selection rules]

Another thing to mention is that rules can be made to be active
*only* in the initial condition,
by using the start-condition name INITIAL, i.e.:

<Z>blah		grumble;
<INITIAL>blah	mumble;


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Esmond Pitt, Austec International Ltd
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